Caledonia man charged with intending to extort money

12:27 PM,
Jan. 16, 2013

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Staff report

A Caledonia, Livingston County man has been charged with intending to extort money from the president of a Rochester company, according to the United States Attorney's Office in Buffalo.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard A. Resnick, John L. Lyons allegedly text messaged a president of a local Rochester company asking for $25,000 cash in exchange for incriminating information Lyons allegedly had on the man from late 2012.